Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] for my [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fear for my family and hate for my monster were with me day and night . |
| 2 | The driver grabbed me by the shoulder and asked for my fare . |
| 3 | ‘ But I can never go into my kitchen and cook for my husband . |
| 4 | There have been several times when I was tempted to try and get in touch and apologise for my attack at the time of Simon 's death . ’ |
| 5 | Afterwards we grabbed a few bottles and headed for my room . |
| 6 | Roger went on , ‘ Why do n't we put you in the canteen for a while , and I 'll go and look for my boss . |
| 7 | I do n't think I would have gone on with my own writing if you had n't shown such interest and liking for my work ( which I must admit I was a bit suspicious at first ! ) . |
| 8 | Of the food I am about to eat , I earned and paid for my share . |
| 9 | I stood looking down a flight of seven stairs in my Afro wig , custom-built frock and charm bracelet , listening to the band tune up and waiting for my intro . |
| 10 | Come and look for my treat . ’ |
| 11 | I 've honoured the gods and cared for my family . |
| 12 | I always like butter and toast for my breakfast — never bacon because that is a dinner dish . |
| 13 | The Whip is interrupting and asking for my solution . |
| 14 | I aim to give Alain a hard race and go for my hat-trick . |
| 15 | I took deep breaths and felt for my moneybelt and the stiffness of traveller 's cheques secreted about me . |
| 16 | " Ah , that 's 'cos you might forget something important you have to say , and ask for my help . " |
| 17 | I felt as though I was being hung , drawn and quartered for my past , and the only way to live with what was happening to me was to try desperately to provoke some emotional reaction in you . |
| 18 | I ordered the item and reached for my chequebook : disillusion . |
| 19 | ‘ Navan ! ’ called the driver , and I jumped up and reached for my bag . |
| 20 | ‘ Some people told me I should have told the selectors to shove it and play for my club instead , but I thought if I kept quiet and plugged away I would get my chance — but I did n't think it would come this season , ’ Andrew said . |
| 21 | He would later come to Australia and play for my club , Manly-Warringah . |
| 22 | Quickly , I picked myself up and ran for my life through the trees . |
| 23 | I sat forward and waited for my craft to appear . |
| 24 | I knew I would never have the courage to go and ask for my job back after the baby was born , even if circumstances allowed it ; it would soon be filled again , and it 's always horrible to go back to a place where you 've been happy in your own little niche and find somebody else in it . |
| 25 | I took a week 's holiday and paid for my air ticket myself . |
| 26 | When I die it will not be by my own hand , but fighting for my country . ’ |